Nipun Dananjaya

Nipun Dhananjaya (born 28 September 2000) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament on 14 December 2018.[2] Prior to his first-class debut, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2018–19 SLC Twenty20 Tournament on 19 February 2019.[4] In January 2020, he was named as the captain of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5]

Nipun Dhananjaya
Personal information
Full name
Nipun Dhananjaya Perera
Born (2000-09-28) 28 September 2000
Chilaw, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 February 2023

In March 2021, he was part of the Sinhalese Sports Club team that won the 2020–21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament, the first time they had won the tournament since 2005.[6] He made his List A debut on 24 March 2021, for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2020–21 Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament.[7] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Reds team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[8]

In April 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named him as the four-day captain of the Sri Lanka Emerging Team for their tour to England.[9] In June 2022, he was named in the Sri Lanka A squad for their matches against Australia A during Australia's tour of Sri Lanka.[10] In July 2022, he was signed by the Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[11]

References
  1. "Nipun Dananjaya". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. "Group B, Premier League Tournament Tier A at Colombo, Dec 14-16 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. "U-19 Cricket: Kamindu to lead Sri Lanka U19s at ICC Youth WC". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. "Group A, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament at Colombo, Feb 19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. "Sri Lanka squad for the ICC U19 World Cup 2020 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  6. "SSC blow up Army to regain title after 16 years". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. "Group D, Colombo, Mar 24 2021, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  8. "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  9. "18-member Sri Lanka Emerging Team for England tour finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  10. "Sri Lanka 'A' squads announced for Australia 'A' games". The Papare. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  11. "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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